Look out, Charizard! A water pokèmon has joined Smash Bros. and it’s not little Squirtle.

Greninja joins the fight and it’s looking to dish out some punishment.

The amphibious ninjutsu master was one of five contenders Nintendo announced for the upcoming Super Smash Bros. titles for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U on April 8. Greninja joins Charizard, Yoshi, Sheik and Zero Suit Samus as the latest to be added to the games’ robust roster of 29 characters and who knows who the Big N will add next.

Super Smash Bros. is Nintendo’s way of settling all those heated debates of who would win in a fight – Mario or Link? The game pits Nintendo’s most iconic characters against each other in an outlandish fight that is one of gaming’s most furious four-player frenzies.

A&E reporter John Wenzel has covered a variety of topics for The Denver Post over the years, including video games, comedy, music and the fine arts. He's been playing and loving video games since his dad brought home a sweet ColecoVision in 1983. Catch him on PSN as beardsandgum.

Hugh got his start writing for the Cheyenne and Woodmen Edition newspapers in Colorado Springs. In 2011 he moved to Denver where he has written for Denver Urban Spectrum and Colorado Community Media’s Wheat Ridge Transcript. Hugh joined The Denver Post in 2014 as an editorial assistant.